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ack. and say that the claim
appear to be one which should be
addressed to the military authorities Major General VC of administration
Irish Command Parkgate 13 Nth Summer St Dear Sir Attached please find
Claim for Damages done by
Military to shop at 158 N
King St from April 27th to 29th
On 27th April the infantry
broke into shop not allowing
time for doors to be opened.
I was then in the upstairs of
the house for safety. I was
delayed on the upper portion
ofwhilepersonsin it
were fully searched & when I
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was allowed to go down again
to shop. I found it was full
of soldiers also the room at
back of same; these soldiers
were billeted there until
Monday morning 29th April.
On examining my shop I found
the best portion of stock
Tobacco. Cigarette. Sweets Groceries
etc was gone & later I
discovered. that money of
£3 (three pounds) was taken
from a small cabinet in
my room. As my business was a small one & under these conditions I
had to give up &
friends at the above address
therefore losing my way of living
On May 8th I sent a
similar claim to Police
at New Brudenell The £10 represents money & Stock
£6 Loss of Business I am
Yours Respectfully Christopher Cox
ToChief Secretary
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13 Nth Summer Street June 8th 1916 To amt. Goods & money
£10
Loss of Business = 6
Total £16
Christopher Cox
At Premises
158 Nth King St
Letter from Christopher Cox (b.1886) to the Chief Secretary of Ireland. The letter
concerns Cox's claim for damages to his shop following the 1916 Rising. He states
that on 27 April the military broke into his shop and that there were soldiers billeted
there until Monday morning. Cox claims that when he returned to the shop the best
of his stock was gone and £3 pounds was missing. Enclosed with the letter is statement
of the monetary value of the damages that were incurred to Cox's business.At this
time there is no official Chief Secretary following the resignation of Augustine Birrell
(1850-1933) on 3 May 1916. Birrell's resignation was a consequence of the 1916 Rising,
for which he accepted responsibility. His successor, Henry Edward Duke (1855-1939),
was not officially appointed until 31 July 1916.